the court house veria
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Tsiompanoglou Katerina Tsalouhidou Stephania Tsanakas Kostas 6 th Grade 3 rd Primary School, Veria 2010 - 2011. The court house Veria. It was built by the Ottomans during the end of their domination. It used to be its government/justice house. Today it is the Law Court of the town. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE COURT HOUSEVERIA
Tsiompanoglou KaterinaTsalouhidou StephaniaTsanakas Kostas
6th Grade3rd Primary School, Veria
2010 - 2011
THE COURT HOUSE
It was built by the Ottomans during the end of their domination. It used to be its government/justice house.
Today it is the Law Court of the town. It is situated near the most famous square in
town, Orologiou or Raktivan square. The Ottomans surrendered Veria back to
Greeks at this position in 1912 during the Balkan Wars.
THE SURRENDER OF THE TOWN TO GREEKS.OCTOBER 1912
DESCRIPTION It concerns a neoclassic
building of the 19th century’s end and the very early 20th century.
Its architecture is imposing, with a splendid internal and external decoration. It is double-decker with a tiled roof.
It has an rectangle ground plan in the shape of a cross. The entrance is pointed out by the marble stairwell.
The Orologiou square in 1914.The Court House is the first building on the left. In the centre of the picture you can see the stone clock.
The old stone clock.
The Orologiou square in 1930.On the right, you can see the Court House.
In 1960’s
The Court House today
The main entrance
A courtroom
A better view of a courtroom